Kingman Lake, Washington D.C.

Name: Kingman Lake
Address: Washington D.C., United States

#705 among attractions in Washington D.C.

Natural attraction, Lake

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Facts and practical information

Kingman Lake is a 110-acre artificial lake located in the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., in the United States. The lake was created in 1920 when the United States Army Corps of Engineers used material dredged from the Anacostia River to create Kingman Island. The Corps of Engineers largely blocked the flow of the Anacostia River to the west of Kingman Island, creating the lake. Kingman Lake is currently managed by the National Park Service. ()

Built: 1920 (104 years ago)Average depth: 6 ftElevation: 3 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 38°53'47"N, 76°57'56"W

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Northeast WashingtonWashington D.C. United States

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Kingman Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: RFK Stadium, D.C. Armory, United States National Arboretum, Whitney Young Memorial Bridge.

0.6 miSW
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
RFK Stadium, Washington D.C.
15 min walk • Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, commonly known as RFK Stadium and originally known as District of Columbia Stadium, is a defunct multi-purpose stadium in Washington, D.C. It is located about two miles due east of the U.S. Capitol building, near the west bank of the Anacostia River and next to the D.C. Armory.
0.8 miSW
Sport, Sport venue
D.C. Armory, Washington D.C.
20 min walk • The D.C. Armory is an armory and a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in the eastern United States, located in Washington, D.C. east of the U.S. Capitol building.
1.1 miN
Park
United States National Arboretum, Washington D.C.
28 min walk • The United States National Arboretum is an arboretum in northeast Washington, D.C. operated by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service.
0.5 miS
Bridge
Whitney Young Memorial Bridge, Mount Rainier
12 min walk • The Whitney Young Memorial Bridge is a bridge that carries East Capitol Street across the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. in the United States. Finished in 1955, it was originally called the East Capitol Street Bridge. It was renamed for civil rights activist Whitney Young in early 1974.
1.2 miSW
Cemetery
Public Vault at the Congressional Cemetery, Washington D.C.
32 min walk • The Public Vault at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. is an early classical revival structure built 1832–34 with funds appropriated by the United States Congress to store the bodies of government officials and members of the public before burial.
0.6 miSE
Street
District of Columbia Route 295, Washington D.C.
15 min walk • District of Columbia Route 295, also known as the Anacostia Freeway as well as the Kenilworth Avenue Freeway north of East Capitol Street, is a freeway in the District of Columbia, and currently the only signed numbered route in the District that is not an Interstate Highway or U.S. Highway.
1.1 miN
Tree
Goshin, Washington D.C.
28 min walk • Goshin is a bonsai created by John Y. Naka. It is a forest planting of eleven Foemina junipers, the earliest of which Naka began training into bonsai in 1948. Naka donated it to the National Bonsai Foundation in 1984, to be displayed at the United States National Arboretum; it has been there ever since.
1.2 miSW
Church
Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Catholic Church, Washington D.C.
31 min walk • Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian is a Black Catholic parish in Washington, D.C. established in 1966 by the merger of the predominately African-American St. Cyprian Catholic Church and the predominantly White Holy Comforter Catholic Church.
1.1 miN
Museum, Natural history museum
National Bonsai Foundation, Washington D.C.
29 min walk • The National Bonsai Foundation is a nonprofit organization that was created to sustain the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum. NBF also helps the United States National Arboretum showcase the arts of bonsai and penjing to the general public.
0.8 miW
Park
Rosedale Recreation Center, Washington D.C.
20 min walk • The Rosedale Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library in the Kingman Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is located at 1701 Gales Street NE. It opened in 2012 inside a new community center that also includes a gymnasium and a swimming pool.
0.7 miN
Park
National Grove of State Trees, Mount Rainier
19 min walk • The United States National Arboretum is an arboretum in northeast Washington, D.C. operated by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Kingman Lake?

Nearby attractions include Ethel Kennedy Bridge, Mount Rainier (3 min walk), Benning Road, Washington D.C. (8 min walk), Whitney Young Memorial Bridge, Mount Rainier (12 min walk), River Terrace, Washington D.C. (14 min walk).

How to get to Kingman Lake by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kingman Lake:

Tram

Benning Road & Oklahoma Avenue Northeast • Lines: H Street/Benning Road Streetcar (7 min walk)

Metro

Stadium–Armory • Lines: Bl, Or, Sv (24 min walk)
Potomac Avenue • Lines: Bl, Or, Sv (38 min walk)

Bus

Minnesota Avenue Metro • Lines: U4, U5, U6, U7, V2, V4, V7, V8, X1, X2, X3, X9 (26 min walk)